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Organic (Non Rock)

Browse organic (non rock) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Mudstone

Bituminous Shale

Bituminous Shale

Hornfels

Black Shale

Oil Shale

Argillite

Sapropel

Amber with Inclusion (Succiniferous fossil resin (C10H16O)) — mineraloid

Amber with Inclusion

Succiniferous fossil resin (C10H16O)

Mammoth or Mastodon Tooth Fossil (Proboscidea tooth (Mammuthus or Mammut)) — fossil

Mammoth or Mastodon Tooth Fossil

Proboscidea tooth (Mammuthus or Mammut)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Herkimer Diamond (Quartz with Carbon Inclusions) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Anthraxolite inclusions) — mineral

Herkimer Diamond (Quartz with Carbon Inclusions)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Anthraxolite inclusions

Chert (specifically Jasper or Flint variant) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Jasper or Flint variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Chert (Iron-stained) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Orange Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Sand Tiger Shark Tooth Fossil (Carcharias taurus (fossilized tooth)) — fossil

Sand Tiger Shark Tooth Fossil

Carcharias taurus (fossilized tooth)

Calcareous Tufa (Tufa (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Calcareous Tufa

Tufa (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Moss Agate (Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2 + impurities)) — mineral

Moss Agate

Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2 + impurities)

Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)) — gemstone

Amber

Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz or Chalcedony, SiO2)) — mineral

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz or Chalcedony, SiO2)

Chert (Iron-stained) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxides) — sedimentary

Chert (Iron-stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxides

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Calcareous Tufa / Limestone Fragment (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Calcareous Tufa / Limestone Fragment

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (with Quartz veins) (Chert (Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (with Quartz veins)

Chert (Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Chert (Jasper) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Fossil Shark Tooth (Elasmobranchii (Class) fossil - possibly Odontaspididae family) — fossil

Fossil Shark Tooth

Elasmobranchii (Class) fossil - possibly Odontaspididae family

Fossil Shark Tooth (Carcharadon sp. (likely Carcharodon carcharias or similar Lamniformes)) — fossil

Fossil Shark Tooth

Carcharadon sp. (likely Carcharodon carcharias or similar Lamniformes)

Honey Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Honey Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (primarily quartz, SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (primarily quartz, SiO2)

Fossil Shark Tooth (Otodus sp. (likely Otodus obliquus) fossil) — fossil

Fossil Shark Tooth

Otodus sp. (likely Otodus obliquus) fossil

Chert (Flint) (Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Amber (or polished Chalcedony bead) (Fossilized Tree Resin / SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide if Chalcedony)) — gemstone

Amber (or polished Chalcedony bead)

Fossilized Tree Resin / SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide if Chalcedony)

Raw emerald-bearing beryl (probable) (Beryl, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈; green color from trace chromium and/or vanadium) — mineral

Raw emerald-bearing beryl (probable)

Beryl, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈; green color from trace chromium and/or vanadium

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (principally SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (principally SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement of cellulose)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement of cellulose)

Slate (Metamorphic Mudstone / Shale) — metamorphic

Slate

Metamorphic Mudstone / Shale

Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina) (Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina)

Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Otodus obliquus) (Otodus obliquus (Mineralized Apatite / Bio-apatite)) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Otodus obliquus)

Otodus obliquus (Mineralized Apatite / Bio-apatite)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement)

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (primarily quartz, SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (primarily quartz, SiO2)

Glendonite (Calcite Pseudomorph after Ikaite) (Calcite (CaCO3) pseudomorph after Ikaite (CaCO3·6H2O)) — mineral

Glendonite (Calcite Pseudomorph after Ikaite)

Calcite (CaCO3) pseudomorph after Ikaite (CaCO3·6H2O)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)